The tramp to Waitewaewae Hut on the Saturday took us approximately 8 ½ hours, and 6 ½ on the Sunday. We believe we walked about 15kms each way, and may have got to over 600 meters above sea level. The route We started from Otaki Forks at the swing bridge by the picnic area. We … Read more
If you have never done the Tongariro Crossing or if you have never done any tramp in the Tongariro National Park, it is time to get your boots ready! The views of the volcanos, lakes, craters and tussock are just stunning; and you will wish you have been there earlier. Because we were an easy … Read more
Remember, next week starting 7 October 2015, club will be starting 30 minutes earlier with doors opening at 7pm and club talks starting at 7:30pm. Check the website for more details. A lot of exciting social events are coming up on Wednesday nights. 7 Oct 2015 – Sue Walsh will be taking us on a … Read more
Trip planning for the summer schedule is almost upon us, so now is the time to suggest trips you want to do between January and Easter – wonderful day length and nicer weather. Please let me know if there are road ends you want to go to or particular trips you want to do. Trip planning will … Read more
The Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) is running a survey to look at ways we could share out the work of running our club more effectively. The purpose of this survey is not to single out members for doing more or less, it’s simply to assess how we manage the club, and how we could manage it better. … Read more
On the Skyline Walkway I felt like I was on a big adventure. When we were up on the mountains the view was just so amazing and sometimes it was hard to run against the wind but it was so funny because we always laughed together about it and I got to know so many … Read more
Mike: It’s Saturday night, before 8pm. I’m hunched below a top bunk of Cow Creek Hut, feeling very well fed and trying to scribble these notes by torchlight. Debbie and Eleonora are already trying to go to sleep. Debbie’s had the wood-burner going, and it’s toasty enough for me to have switched to a downstairs … Read more
Driving up to the Sratford Plateau car park at 5.45am on Saturday morning I’m hoping someone has spread lots of grit on the road so there is no ice to cope with. It’s a mild morning and the damp road has not frozen overnight. Relieved I park and we clamber out and assemble our gear … Read more
We left Friday evening, the van was full and everyone was happy and excited for our tramp. After a quick dinner in Bulls, we arrived at a backpackers place in Stratford, where we found out that we would get to sleep in until 8am, so we were already off to a very good start of … Read more
Saturday morning was sunny but quite cool when we emerged from the van at the road end. Extra layers of clothing were quickly added. Our track was a 4-wheel-drive route, at times deeply rutted and beginning with a huge muddy pool. We walked downhill through regenerating bush to the first of 10 river crossings and … Read more